Skip to content

Illinois · Private foundation

McGraw Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$544k
Granted FY2022
95
Itemized grants FY2022
89
Organizations funded FY2022
Read the full brief
Itemized, FY2022
$496k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$100,000
States reached, FY2022
11
Total assets, FY2022
$7.9M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$262kHealth$45kHuman Services$37kAnimals$29kCrime & Legal$24kHousing & Shelter$18kYouth Development$16kEnvironment$11kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc$100,00018%
Allendale Association$32,50010%
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation$25,00010%
St Margaret of Scotland Parish & School$15,0001n/a
St Catherine of Siena St Lucy Parish & School$12,5001n/a
Windy Hill Foundation Inc$10,00011%
St Frances of Rome Parish & School$9,0001n/a
St Constance School$8,0001n/a
Family Matters Inc$8,00011%
Miami University Foundation$7,50010%
Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of McGraw Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc$100,00018%
Allendale Association$32,50010%
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation$25,00010%
St Margaret of Scotland Parish & School$15,0001n/a
St Catherine of Siena St Lucy Parish & School$12,5001n/a
Windy Hill Foundation Inc$10,00011%
St Frances of Rome Parish & School$9,0001n/a
St Constance School$8,0001n/a
Family Matters Inc$8,00011%
Miami University Foundation$7,50010%
American Sports Institute$7,5001n/a
Northern Illinois Food Bank$7,50010%
Chicago Jesuit Academy$6,0001n/a
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center$6,00010%
The Cove School Inc$5,00010%
Pope Francis Global Academy$5,0001n/a
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra$5,00011%
Boys and Girls Club of the Dundee Township$5,00010%
San Miguel Febres Cordero School Inc$5,00010%
Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Restoring the Path$5,00011%
The Night Ministry$5,00010%
Alain Locke Charter School$4,00010%
Naples Botanical Garden Inc$4,00010%
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund$4,00010%
Openlands$3,25010%
Dupage Habitat for Humanity$3,00010%
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center$3,00010%
Main Stay Therapeutic Farm Inc$3,00010%
Chicago Zoological Society$3,00010%
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana$3,00010%
A Just Harvest$3,00010%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$3,00010%
Casa Central Social Services Corporation$3,00010%
Working in the Schools Inc$3,00010%
The Land Trust of Virginia Inc$2,75010%
Christopher House$2,50010%
Elyssas Mission NFP$2,50010%
Big Shoulders Fund$2,50010%
Girls 4 Science$2,50011%
Middleburg Community Center Inc$1,50010%
University of Michigan$1,00010%
The National Sporting Library and Museum$1,00010%
Colgate University$1,00010%
The Piedmont Environmental Council$1,00010%
Olympic Club Foundation$1,00010%
Little People of America Inc$80010%
5 Steps to Five$52510%
A Place to Be$50010%
The Kelly S Brush Foundation Inc$50010%
Rotary Club of Leesburg$45011%
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$35010%
Fellow Mortals Inc$25010%
GO2 For Lung Cancer$25010%
The Plains Community League$25010%
Middleburg Humane Foundation$25010%
Seven Loaves Services Inc$25010%
Global Exploration and Oceanographic Society$25010%
Piedmont Journalism Foundation$20010%
Goose Creek Association$20010%
Sprye Inc$15010%
Middleburg Library Advisory Board Inc$1001n/a
The Plains Volunteer Fire Company Inc$10010%
Equine Rescue League Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($134k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget McGraw Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAssociated Colleges of Illinois Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetAllendale Association: $32,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMax McGraw Wildlife Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWindy Hill Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Matters Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMiami University Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Children's Advocacy Center: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cove School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElgin Youth Symphony Orchestra: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Dundee Township: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Miguel Febres Cordero School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBreakthrough Urban Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRestoring the Path: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Night Ministry: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlain Locke Charter School: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNaples Botanical Garden Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDaniel Murphy Scholarship Fund: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOpenlands: $3,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDupage Habitat for Humanity: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZacharias Sexual Abuse Center: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMain Stay Therapeutic Farm Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Just Harvest: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Chicago: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Central Social Services Corporation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorking in the Schools Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Land Trust of Virginia Inc: $2,750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChristopher House: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElyssas Mission NFP: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls 4 Science: $2,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetMiddleburg Community Center Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe National Sporting Library and Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColgate University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Piedmont Environmental Council: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOlympic Club Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLittle People of America Inc: $800 over 1y, 0.2% of budget5 Steps to Five: $525 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetA Place to Be: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kelly S Brush Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRotary Club of Leesburg: $450 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNaples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFellow Mortals Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGO2 For Lung Cancer: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Plains Community League: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 56.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Luminescence Foundation IncVA30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Luminescence Foundation Inc · The Van Metre Family Foundation Inc · Dun Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · William M Backer Foundation Inc · Wise Foundation · Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust · James Lessing Kleeblatt Memorial Foundation Inc · The Hall Family Foundation Inc · MRC Full Circle Foundation · Awa Family Foundation · AbbVie Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Compare McGraw Foundation with peer funders

About McGraw Foundation

How much does McGraw Foundation give?
McGraw Foundation reported 95 itemized grants totaling $495,753, out of $543,503 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing.
What does McGraw Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (6%), Health (1%), Human Services (1%).
Who are McGraw Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2022: Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc ($100k), Allendale Association ($33k), Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation ($25k).
Does McGraw Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as McGraw Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Luminescence Foundation Inc, The Van Metre Family Foundation Inc, Dun Foundation.
Where is McGraw Foundation based?
McGraw Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 89 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $622k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on McGraw’s filings →

More from the funding graph